Obamacare

It’s time to sign up or pay up. The deadline for getting an insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act is Sunday.

You either have health insurance Monday or face fines -- big fines, starting at $695. Kathleen Falk is the Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She says there are a lot of reasons people haven’t registered yet, including still not being convinced they can finally get an insurance company to cover them.

The deadline to enroll in the health care marketplace is Sunday, and counselors across the state are meeting with people to help sign them up.

Loren Greer is a 63-year-old truck driver who was taken off his company's health coverage when he was forced into early retirement. He sought help from an in-person counselor so he can avoid paying a fee after the Feb. 15 deadline.